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Venezuela top court orders lawmakers arrested

29-year-old deputy in the implicated the two law- The six suspects arrested
opposition-controlled Na- makers, as well as key fi- earlier face charges of
tional Assembly. Support- nanciers. treason, attempted murder
ers say he was kidnapped "Several of the declarations and terrorism. Investigators
from his apartment. indicated Julio Borges. The have linked a total of 19
On Wednesday, the su- investigations point to him," people to the attack, Chief
preme court ordered the Maduro said during Tues- Prosecutor Tarek William
arrest of Borges, accusing day's broadcast, though Saab said Wednesday.
him of "flagrant crimes," in- he provided no details of Critics of Maduro's socialist
cluding public incitement, Borges' alleged role. government said immedi-
treason to the fatherland Borges, who lives in exile ately after the drone explo-
and the attempted homi- in the Colombian capital, sions that they feared the
cide against Maduro. Bogota, rejected the ac- unpopular leader would
During a national television cusations on Twitter, saying use the incident as an ex-
broadcast Tuesday, Mad- Maduro was trying to cast cuse to round up oppo-
In this Dec.13, 2017 file photo, president of Venezuelan uro accused Requesens blame for Venezuela's eco- nents as he seeks to damp-
parliament Julio Borges leaves after receiving Sakharov Prize
for Freedom of Thought, award given to Venezuela's opposition, and Borges of complicity in nomic crisis that has includ- en spreading discontent
in Strasbourg, France. weekend drone explosions ed cash shortages, hyperin- over Venezuela's devastat-
Associated Press that he contends were an flation and rampant unem- ing economic collapse.
attempt on his life. Borges ployment. "You're not fool- As elected lawmakers,
By SCOTT SMITH position lawmaker, Juan has been living in exile in ing anybody," Borges said, Borges and Requesens en-
Associated Press Requesens, who police de- Colombia. calling the drone attack a joy immunity from prosecu-
CARACAS, Venezuela tained a day earlier. The head of Venezuela's "farce" staged to justify the tion under Venezuelan law.
(AP) — Venezuela's Su- The moves threaten to pro-government consti- persecution of opponents. But Diosdado Cabello, the
preme Court on Wednes- deepen the country's po- tutional assembly said he Two drones armed with ex- powerful leader of the rul-
day ordered the arrest of litical crisis as opposition would have the body take plosives detonated near ing United Socialist Party of
a prominent opposition lawmakers accuse the up a proposal to strip both Maduro as he spoke dur- Venezuela and president
leader in connection with government's ruling part of lawmakers of their immunity ing a military celebration of the National Constitu-
an alleged assassination using the alleged attack to protections, drawing cries Saturday evening. Images tional Assembly, said in a
attempt against President clamp down on the oppo- from anti-government law- on live television showed tweet that he planned to
Nicolas Maduro. sition. makers that such a move Maduro and his wife look- introduce legislation strip-
In addition to seeking the Video circulating Tuesday would be unconstitutional. ing up at the sky as the first ping them and any other
arrest of Julio Borges, the on social media showed Maduro said statements drone exploded, sending lawmakers accused in
court also called for the Venezuela's political po- from some of the six sus- hundreds of soldiers scram- the alleged attack of this
prosecution of another op- lice arresting Requesens, a pects arrested earlier have bling for safety. protection.q
Argentine Senate begins debate on historic abortion law

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA believe the power of the abortion recently testified
Associated Press street will move the situa- before the Supreme Fed-
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina tion." eral Tribunal in an extraor-
(AP) — Argentina's Senate International human rights dinary session on whether
on Wednesday began de- and women's groups are to allow elective abortions
bating a bill that would le- following the vote, and fig- during the first 12 weeks of
galize elective abortion in ures such as U.S. actress Su- pregnancy.
the first 14 weeks of preg- san Sarandon and Cana- In Brazil, which is home to
nancy in the homeland of dian author Atwood have the world's largest popula-
Pope Francis, setting up a supported the pro-abortion tion of Catholics and fast-
vote that could reverber- cause in Argentina. growing evangelical faiths,
ate around the region. Jose Miguel Vivanco, di- abortion carries a punish-
The lower house of Con- rector for the Americas at ment of up to three years
gress has already passed A demonstrator in support of decriminalizing abortion shouts Human Rights Watch, said in prison. There are three
the measure and Argen- outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina Wednesday, Aug. Argentina has a "historic exceptions: if a woman is
tine President Mauricio 8, 2018. opportunity" to protect the raped, pregnancy puts her
Macri says he will sign it if Associated Press rights of women. Amnesty life in danger, or the fetus is
approved by the Senate. A International has told Ar- brain-dead.
vote could come Wednes- force doctors to perform presidential palace. Femi- gentine legislators that "the In Chile, the Constitutional
day or early Thursday. The the procedure even when nist groups, in turn, have world is watching." Court last year upheld leg-
Senate also could modify they believe it is hazardous. held protests, often wear- Catholic and evangelical islation ending the Andean
the bill and return it to the The issue has bitterly divid- ing green that symbolizes groups protested abortion nation's absolute ban on
lower house. ed Argentines, pitting con- their movement or outfits with the slogan, "Argentina, abortions, permitting the
Argentina now allows abor- servative doctors and the based on author Margaret filicide (killing one's chil- procedure when a wom-
tion only in cases of rape or Roman Catholic Church Atwood's "The Handmaid's dren) will be your ruin." an's life is in danger, when
risks to a woman's health against feminist groups and Tale." Women's movements a fetus is not viable and in
and activists say 3,000 other physicians. Daiana Anadon, leader across South America have cases of rape.
women have died of illegal Hundreds of physicians of the feminist Wave, said been pushing against de- Demonstrations in support
abortions since 1983. Op- have staged anti-abortion she and hundreds of other cades-old abortion prohibi- of the Argentine abortion
ponents, meanwhile, insist protests, in one case laying women will remain outside tions. bill were also held in coun-
life begins at conception their white medical coats the legislature "until the fi- In neighboring Brazil, sup- tries such as Bolivia and
and complain the bill could on the ground outside the nal moment because we porters and opponents of Mexico.q